The Parenting for Faith podcast

Jess and James talk about their six month old baby and why they take him along to church, the difference prayer makes and why they decided to give him godparents, Ruth Morgans shares about how she supports parents and carers of little ones in her church, and Rachel answers a question on children's apologetics and shares a few resources that may be helpful. Babies and toddlers training morning -https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/bandttraining/ Babies and toddlers online course - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/babies-and-toddlers-parenting-for-faith-online-course-2023 Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Season three of our podcast is here! In this episode we chat to founder of Created to Play, Joy Wendling about Bible play and Rachel Turner answers a question about the Noah story And as always we end with a question to start an interesting conversation about God with your kid. Book here for the babies and toddlers training morning - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/bandttraining/ Created to Play - https://createdtoplay.com/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Rachel talks about the power of the apology, Mark Hewitt and Adam Price share about how we can explain forgiveness to our kids, Rachel answers a question on how can we explain grace to children, and we answer another question on how we can tackle the whole subject of salvation. Links that you might find helpful: https://parentingforfaith.org/post/sandpits-and-sin https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/explaining-sin-shame-and-guilt-facebook-live/ https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/easter/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In this episode we’re talking gadgets and gaming. Rachel answers a question about what to do if your kids know more about social media than you. On a similar theme, Becky shares how parents and carers as digital immigrants can proactively disciple digital natives. We also hear from Ben Jones, founder of Missional Generation about how we can use video games to open up conversations about faith. For more on this topic, got to parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/equipping-kids-to-live-well-with-social-media/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

This week's podcast is all about kids with additional needs. Naomi Graham answers a question on how a child with limited communication can connect with God, Rachel talks about going to church if that is difficult for a family with a kid with additional needs, Mark Arnold shares three key truths for parents who have kids with additional needs, and Mark also talks about how we can be supporting and encouraging the siblings of kids with additional needs. Some helpful links: - Additional needs resources for parents/carers - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/additional-needs/ - Additional needs resources for churches https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/additional-needs-and-church/ - If you are using any of the Parenting for Faith course materials, do let us know here https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/register-my-course/ so we can send you a whole pack of extra resources including a guide on how to make sure the sessions and content are suitable for families of children with additional needs. Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

This week's podcast is all about siblings! Rachel talks about what we can do when siblings fight all the time, Olly Goldenberg discusses sibling rivalry and family connections, and Rachel answers a question about sibling envy and helping kids go on individual journeys with their communication with God. Did you know that you can become a Friend of Parenting for Faith by giving £2 a month or more every month? This is one of the best ways to support us, as it enables us to better plan for the future. Find out more about how to sign up here - Become a friend of BRF https://www.brf.org.uk/friends/

This week's episode is all about Rachel Turner's new book, Comfort in Uncertain Times which is released on 18 March! Anna chats to Rachel and asks what the book is about and how it can help us in times of anxiety, loss and transition. Sign up for the free book launch - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/comfort-in-uncertain-times-book-launch Buy the book - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/comfort-in-uncertain-times Bible stories for strange times - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/bible-stories-for-strange-times/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

This week, This week, Rachel answers a question about how to explain that God isn't pretend, Anna suggests some ideas for praying with under fives, and Sarah Hogben talks about what to do when there's nothing for littles ones at church. If this podcast isn't right for the stage your kid is at, why not send it to a friend who might find it helpful? To do that, just forward them this link - soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/the-greatest-hits-season-under-fives To see what else we have on our website for under fives, just visit this link - parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/under-fives/. Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

This week's podcast is all about questions! Anna shares four simple steps to think about when approaching questions that your child asks, Rachel answers a question on how to equip children who want to delve into the big questions, Jennifer Fellows shares about the role of doubt in faith, and Becky talks about the book Mama Bear Apologetics. Here are some links about questions that you might like to explore: - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/questions/ - https://parentingforfaith.org/post/big-questions - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/how-do-i-help-my-child-respond-when-something-evil-happens/ - https://parentingforfaith.org/post/101-questions If you'd like to share this podcast with a friend, just send them this link - soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/the-greatest-hits-season-questions Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In this episode, we talk about tweens and teens. Rachel talks about how we can equip teens to make good decisions, Ali Campbell shares about the transition from Primary school to Secondary school and how we can be present and available to our children, Crystal Chiang discusses how we can talk to teenagers about tough topics, and Josh Lees talks about what we can do if our teenager doesn't want to go to church. Browse through our articles for teenagers here - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/teenagers/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.